WTF now?! #25 – Thursday 5–Wednesday 11 March 2026 This week: app stores, AI acquisitions and antitrust cases, oh my! Plus a peak at Palantir’s military contract, Katy Perry lost a trade mark dispute and La Trobe appointed an AI provost.

And: Katy Perry lost a trade mark battle with an Australian fashion designer, La Trobe University appointed an AI Pro Vice-Chancellor and the Oversight Board wants Meta to do more to identify AI content.

#KatyPerry #TradeMarks #LaTrobeUni #OversightBoard #Meta

Understanding cellular diversity in plants PhD candidate, Lucas Auroux, has recently published a chapter in ‘Guide to Plant Single-Cell Technology’, providing the first, up-to-date, detailed comparison of different approaches to studying cellu...

Understanding cellular diversity in plants latrobe.edu.au/news/announc... #latrobeuni via
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Just Saying…

yep #SelfInflicted

only themselves to blame

both Latrobe Uni & Bendigo Writers Organisers should hang head in shame at trying to gag #Genocide talk

#BendigoWritersFestival #LatrobeUni #Genocide

good work caving into #SheDevilSegal agenda

#Auspol

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#latrobeuni attempted censorship by saying no criticism of Israel allowed. 'Scuse me, criticism of Israel (their politicians etc) is not antisemitism. If you criticise Australian politicians, is that unAustralian? No! #BendigoWritersFestival organisers have shot themselves in the foot.

New grant: Pleasure-centred sexual safety and neurodivergent people A new seed grant will enable researchers at ARCSHS, in partnership with Women with Disabilities Victoria, OTARC and ReGEN, to co-design research exploring sexual safety, pleasure and agency for neurod...

New grant: Pleasure-centred sexual safety and neurodivergent people www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announc... #latrobeuni via @latrobeuni.bsky.social

The susceptibility of rare and threatened NSW species to the root-rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi: 2. The identification of species requiring protection or further research Context The response of most native plant species in New South Wales (NSW) to infection by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands is unknown, which makes decisions about disease management...

#openaccess Phytophthora cinnamomi is devestating many native plant populations in Australia. Understanding which threatened species are at risk - or where further research is needed - is vtial for species #conservation, as Keith McDougall and Edward Liew report #LaTrobeUni doi.org/10.1071/BT23...

Thanks to our AMAZING guest speakers Deepa Balakrishnan, Julia May, Sandra Gardam, Suzie Lavoie and Emma Grant. All fantastic Leaders supporting equity and diversity 👏

#IWD2025
#MarchForward
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomeninSTEM
#LaTrobeUni
#LIMSLTU

New technology can help wine producers monitor smoke taint A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

How new #technology can help #wine producers deal with smoke taint. #winebusiness #latrobeuni www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/02/new-...

I had this on my college room wall at #latrobeuni. Love me some #zenbells

Close up of black t-shirt that says "Acrimonious" across a big orange splash.

Final day of #DeakinRDA + #LaTrobeUni writing retreat! Looking forward to getting some focused work done today, in the best company.

Also: Look, @drmeagantyler.bsky.social. 👀

A reminder that this is still a preprint. Thank you to all authors and institutions involved #Doherty #unimelb #LaTrobeUni #MonashUni #CentenaryInst #Nagasaki_U #UNSW #UNSWRNA

#DeepLearning algorithm can hear alcohol in voice www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2023/relea... #latrobeuni